POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Mahatma Jyotiba Fuley Academic Campus, Amravati Road, Nagpur- 440 033. M.A I, II, III, and IV Semesters Syllabus, Scheme of Instructions/ Examination (Choice Based Credit System) (CBCS) For Regular Students (To be effective from the Academic year 2019-20) M. A. (SEMESTER- I) Group- A (Archaeology) S. No. Course Paper Theory Lecture hours/week Credits Maximum Marks Minimum + Assignment* Theory +Internals marks 1T1 Core Outline of Indian History Up to 13th Century CE 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 1T2 Core Indian Historiography 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 1T3 Elective Prehistory of India 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 1T4 Ethno Archaeology 4 1T5 Elective Principles of Archaeology 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 1T6 Archaeology of Vidarbha 4 1P1 Practical / Field work** 4 4 80+20=100 40 1TW1 Training/ Workshop 2 2 50 20 1S1 Seminar/Conference 2 2 50 20 TOTAL 32 24 400+ 200= 600 240 *Students should be asked to submit an Assignment on a topic for each of the four Core and Elective papers. The assignment can be a write-up or a presentation for the 20 marks allocated as part of Internal Assessment. ** 80 = Practical- Museum Display and 20= Viva-Voce 1 M. A. (SEMESTER- II) Group- A (Archaeology) S. No. Course Paper Theory Lecture Credits Maximum Minimum hours/week + Marks marks Assignment* Theory +Internals 2T1 Core Epigraphy and Palaeography 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 2T2 Core Indian Architecture 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 2T3 Elective Proto-History of India 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 2T4 Science and Archaeology 4 2T5 Elective Methods of Archaeology 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 2T6 Post Excavation Analysis and Report Writing 4 2P1 Practical / Field work** 4 4 80+20=100 40 2TW1 Training/ Workshop 2 2 50 2S1 Seminar/Conference 2 2 50 TOTAL 32 24 400+ 200= 600 240 Students should be asked to submit an Assignment on a topic for each of the four Core and Elective papers. The assignment can be a write-up or a presentation for the 20 marks allocated as part of Internal Assessment. ** 80 = Practical- Surveying, Drawing, Modelling, Photography and 20= Viva-Voce 2 M. A. (SEMESTER- III) Group- A (Archaeology) S. No. Course Paper Theory Lecture hours/week Credits Maximum Minimum + Assignment* Marks marks Theory +Internals 3T1 Core Indian Numismatics 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 3T2 Core Research Methodology 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 3T3 Elective Historical Archaeology 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 3T4 Harappan Culture 4 3T5 Elective Prehistoric World 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 3T6 Art & Architecture Of Vidarbha 4 3P1 Practical / Field work** 4 4 80+20=100**** 40 3TW1 Training/ Workshop 2 2 50 20 3S1 Seminar/Conference 2 2 50 20 TOTAL 32 24 400+ 200= 600 240 * Students should be asked to submit an Assignment on a topic for each of the four Core and Elective papers. The assignment can be a write-up or a presentation for the 20 marks allocated as part of Internal Assessment. ** 80 = Practical- Tour Report/Exploration/Excavation + 20= Viva-Voce . 3 M. A. (SEMESTER- IV) Group- A (Archaeology) S. No. Course Paper Theory Lecture hours/week Credits Maximum Minimu + Assignment* Marks m Theory marks +Internals 4T1 Core Art and Iconography 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 4T2 Core Heritage Conservation 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 4T3 Elective Iron Age in India 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 4T4 Antiquarian Laws 4 4T5 Elective Museology 4 4 80 + 20 = 100 40 OR 4T6 Ancient Civilizations 4 4P1 Project** 8 8 200 80 TOTAL 32 24 400+200= 600 240 * Students should be asked to submit an Assignment on a topic for each of the four Core and Elective papers. The assignment can be a write-up or a presentation for the 20 marks allocated as part of Internal Assessment.. **Project on a topic related to archaeology under the supervision of any faculty of the Department. Project=160 + Viva-Voce=40, Total = 200 Marks 4 POSTGRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University Mahatma Jyotiba Fuley Academic Campus, Amravati Road, Nagpur- 440 033. M.A I, II, III, and IV Semesters Detailed Syllabus, Scheme of Instructions/ Examination (Choice Based Credit System) (CBCS) (To be effective from the Academic year 2019-20) M. A. (SEMESTER- I) Group- A (Archaeology) Detailed Syllabus Paper: - 1T1 - Outline of Indian History Up to 1206 CE 1. Introduction - Geographical Factors in Indian History – Sources –Periodization of Indian History. 2. Early historical period -16 Mahajanapadas, Rise of Magadha, Foreign Invasions, Mauryan dynasty, Sungas, Satavahanas, Sakas, Kushanas, Gupta and Vakataka. 3. Dynastic History of North India post 606 CE:Pushyabhutis, Pratiharas, Palas, Sena, Gauda, Kalachuris, Chandellas, Paramaras, Chauhans, Gahadavalas. 4. Invasions - Arab Invasion, Mahmud Ghazni, Muhammad Ghori, Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate Books Recommended: 1. Allchin, F.R. 1995. The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia: the Emergence of Cities and States. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2. Datta,K.K., Mujumdar, R.C.,Raychaudhari,H.C., 1974 Advanced History of India, Macmillan India 3. Devahuti, D. 1970. Harsha - A Politcal History. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 4. Goyal, S.R. 1986. Harsha and Buddhism. Meerut: Kusumajali Prakasan. 5. Jha, D. N., 2010 Ancient India, Manohar Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 6. Jha, Amiteshwar and Dilip Rajgor. 1994. Studies in the Coinage of the Western Kshatrapas Anjaneri (Nasik): Indian Institute of Research in Numismatic Studies. 7. Kosambi, D.D. 1985. An Introduction to the Study of Indian History. (reprint) Bombay: Popular Prakasan. 8. Mujumdar,R.C.& Pussalkar,A.D., History and Culture of Indian People, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan 9. Majumdar, R.C. and A.D. Pusalkar (ed.). 1950. The Vedic Age. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 10. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). 1966. The Age of Imperial Unity. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 11. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). 1970. The Classical Age. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 12. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). 1971. The Age of Imperial Kannauj. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 13. Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). 1972. The Struggle for the Empire. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 14. Mirashi, V.V. 1981. The History and Inscriptions of the Satavahanas and the Western Kshatrapas, Bombay: State Board of Literature. 15. Narain, A.K. 1957. The Indo-Greeks. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 16. Raychoudhuri, H.C. 1950. Political History of Ancient India. (5th ed.) Calcutta: University of Calcutta. 5 17. Sharma, R.S. 1965. Indian Feudalism. Calcutta: University of Calcutta. 18. Shastri, K.A.N and G. Srinivasachari. 1970. Advanced History of India. London: Macmillan and Co. 19. Shastri, K.A.N. 1966. History of South India. (IIIrd ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press. 20. Shastri, K.A.N. 1952. The Age of the Nandas and Mauryas. Banaras: Motilal Banarsidas. 21. Shastri, K.A.N. 1957. A Comprehensive History of India vol. II. (The Mauryas and Satavahanas).Bombay: Orient Longmans. 22. Shastri, A.M. (ed.). 1999. Age of Satavahanas, 2 vols., Aryan Prakashan, New Delhi. 23. Thapar, Romila, 1990, History of India, Penguin Books 24. Thapar, Romila. 1973. Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas (2nd ed) Oxford: Oxford University Press. ik.Ms;] foeypanz] izkphuHkkjr dk bfrgkl 25. S.Chand & Co, 2003, New Delhi oktis;h d`".knRr rFkk foeypanz ik.Ms;] izkphuHkkjr dk bfrgkl 26. Paper: 1T2 – Indian Historiography 1. Meaning of Historiography, Nature of history and scope of history 2. Interpretation of data, causation and historicism 3. Traditional Indian Methods of History writing, Interpretation of Facts and their authenticity, Nationalist and Leftist approaches, Rewriting of History. 4. History and other Disciplines: Archaeology, Anthropology, Geography. Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Literature and Pure Sciences. Books Recommended: 1. Barnes, A History of Historical Writings, University of Oklahoma Press, 1937 2. Pathak, V.S., Ancient Historians of India, Bombay 1966, Gorakhpur, 1984. 3. Thapar, Romila, Tradition of Historical Writing in Early India, (in Ancient Indian Social History), Orient Longman, New Delhi, 1978. 4. Shankar Goyal, Contemporary Interpreters of Ancient India, Book Enclave, Jaipur, India, 2003. 5. E. Shreedharan, A Textbook of Historiography 500 BC to AD 2000. 6. xk;dokM] ljnslkbZ o guekus] bfrgklys[ku’kkL= Phadke book sellers, Kolhapur, 1990, 7. vkBoys] lnkf’ko] bfrgklkps rRoKku Sahyadri books, 1986 6 Paper: 1T3 - Prehistory of India 1. Geological Time Scale; Human Evolution; Palaeo-environment-Prehistoric Flora and Fauna. 2. Stone Age technologies – Tool types, probable uses and their techniques of manufacture. 3. Palaeolithic Cultures – Regional distribution, stratigraphy and Cultural evidence – i. The Himalayan context: Soan valley, Himachal Siwaliks, ii. Western India: Rajasthan, Gujarat iii. Central India: Madhya Pradesh iv. The Peninsular India: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. v. Eastern India- West Bengal & Odisha. 4. Mesolithic Culture – Characteristic features, Extent, Tool Typolology and Technology i. Alluvial plain adaptation: Baghor, Chopani-Mando, Birbhanpur; ii. Horse-shoe lake sites: Sarai-Nahar Rai, Mahadaha; iii. Sand dune landscape: Langhnaj, Bagor iv. Plateau occupation: Paisra v. Prehistoric Rock Art in India: Types and Distribution Books Recommended: 1. Allchin, Bridget and Raymond, 1997, Origins of Civilization, Viking Publishers 2. Allchin,F.R. 1963, Neolithic Cattle Keepers of South India, Cambridge University Press; 3. Bell, J. 1994. Reconstructing Prehistory: Scientific Method in Archaeology, Philadelphia: TempleUniversity. 4. Binford, L.R. 1983. In Pursuit of the Past: Decoding the Archaeological Record. London:Thames and Hudson. 5. Binford, L. R. 1973. An Archaeological Perspective. New York: Seminar Press. 6. Binford, L.R. 1983. Working at Archaeology. New York: Academic Press. 7. Binford, L.R. 1989. Debating Archaeology. New York: Academic Press. 8. Chakrabarti, D.K. 1988. A History of Indian Archaeology: From the Beginning to 1947 New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal.